Movies by Irving Pichel
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Charles Dickens: The Man Who Asked for More (2006)
Cast: Dickie Moore, Irving Pichel, William Boyd …
Directed by: William J. Cowen, Tommy Girl
By exploring the landscapes that inspired Charles Dickens, this documentary provides insight into the author responsible for so many literary masterpieces. Traveling from the writer's…
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The Battle of Midway (1942)
Cast: Donald Crisp, Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell …
Directed by: John Ford
Acclaimed director John Ford shot this 1943 Oscar-winning documentary while serving in World War II. Narrated by actors including Henry Fonda, Ford's film captures Japanese fighter…
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Torture Ship (1939)
Cast: Lyle Talbot, Irving Pichel, Jacqueline Wells …
Directed by: Victor Halperin
Believing that he can cure their deviant minds through surgery, twisted doctor Herbert Stander (Irving Pichel) lures a group of criminals aboard his boat -- helmed by his nephew, Lt. Bennett…
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Exile Express (1939)
Cast: Anna Sten, Alan Marshal, Jerome Cowan …
Directed by: Otis Garrett
Beautiful European import Nadine Nikolas (Anna Sten) and reporter Steve Reynolds (Alan Marshal) must thwart a gang of international spies in this romantic comedy with a dash of suspense.…
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Jezebel (1938)
Cast: Fay Bainter, George Brent, Donald Crisp …
Directed by: William Wyler
Bette Davis won a Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal headstrong coquette Julie Marsden, who loves to kindle competition among men in the antebellum South. The machinations cost Julie her…
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Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Cast: Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill …
Directed by: Lambert Hillyer
Like father, like daughter. That's the curse Hungarian Countess Marya Zaleska -- progeny of the famous bloodsucker -- finds herself saddled with in this stylish horror classic. Try as…
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Hearts in Bondage (1936)
Cast: James Dunn, Mae Clarke, David Manners …
Directed by: Lew Ayres
In this drama set against Civil War strife, a woman's loyalty is put to an extreme test whenher brother fights for the Confederacy aboard the USS Merrimack, and her lover serves the…
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Cleopatra (1934)
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon …
Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
Legendary director Cecil B. DeMille helms this spectacle about ancient Egypt, with Claudette Colbert as the queen of the Nile and Warren William and Henry Wilcoxon in the roles of Julius…
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The Fighting Phantom (1933)
Cast: Kent Taylor, Lona Andre, Warren Hymer …
Directed by: Fred Allen
Inspired by a story penned by Zane Grey, this adventure-filled film explores the tensions between ranchers in the Wild West and the moneymen who are plotting to make a profit off their land.…
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David Copperfield / Oliver Twist / A Tale of Two Cities (1933)
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Laurence Olivier, Pamela Franklin …
Directed by: Delbert Mann, William J. Cowen
This collection of films based on literary classics features wonderfully produced adaptations of three seminal Charles Dickens novels: David Copperfield, Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two…
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Dracula's Daughter / Dracula (1931)
Cast: Carlos Villarias, Lupita Tovar, Barry Norton …
Directed by: Lambert Hillyer, George Melford, Enrique Tovar Avalos …
A double feature you can really sink your teeth into! In Dracula's Daughter, the beautiful countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden) settles in London … and soon displays her…
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The Cheat / Merrily We Go to Hell (1931)
Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, Harvey Stephens, Irving Pichel …
Directed by: Dorothy Arzner, George Abbott
Addiction drives the action in this pair of classic films released in the 1930s before Hollywood's strict "Production Code" was put into place, banning certain taboo topics. In The…
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Martin Luther (1953)
Cast: Niall MacGinnis, John Ruddock, Alexander Gauge …
Directed by: Irving Pichel
The life of 16th-century religious reformer Martin Luther (Niall MacGinnis) is faithfully laid out in this black-and-white classic, long considered the best of several films on the subject.…
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Santa Fe (1951)
Cast: Randolph Scott, Janis Carter, Jerome Courtland …
Directed by: Irving Pichel
Four brothers put their days as Confederate soldiers behind them and head west in this tale set just after the end of the Civil War. Britt Canfield (Randolph Scott) takes a job with the Santa…
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Destination Moon (1950)
Cast: John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers …
Directed by: Irving Pichel
After a tycoon finances a spaceship, the United States makes the world's first-ever trip to the moon in this 1950 sci-fi adventure. But once there, the astronauts realize a…
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The Great Rupert (1950)
Cast: Terry Moore, Chick Chandler, Jimmy Conlin …
Directed by: Irving Pichel
A vaudeville team fallen on hard times finds salvation in a trained squirrel named Rupert in this film from special-effects pioneer George Pal, who used his Academy Award-winning animated…
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Quicksand (1950)
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates …
Directed by: Irving Pichel
When skirt-chasing auto mechanic Dan Brady (Mickey Rooney) meets a brassy blonde temptress (Jeanne Cagney), he falls all over himself trying to please her. But Brady quickly gets in over his…
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The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli, Frank Sinatra …
Directed by: Irving Pichel
Fred MacMurray plays a celebrity publicist smitten by a dead actress, and Frank Sinatra plays a somewhat unlikely small-town priest in an offbeat drama that offers a distinctly…
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Mr. Peabody & The Mermaid (1948)
Cast: William Powell, Ann Blyth, Irene Hervey …
Directed by: Irving Pichel
The inimitable William Powell stars as Arthur Peabody, a businessman who seeks to cure his midlife blues by vacationing in the Caribbean with his wife, Polly (Irene Hervey). But his fishing…
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Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)
Cast: William Eythe, Joan Bennett, Allyn Joslyn …
Directed by: Irving Pichel
Retired Army officer Col. Will Seaborn Effingham (Charles Coburn) has trouble ignoring his warhorse instincts when he learns that his Southern hometown's corrupt government plans to…
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The Great Commandment (1941)
Cast: Albert Dekker, John Beal, Maurice Moscovitch …
Directed by: Irving Pichel
Living in the time of Christ, a young religious scholar named Joel (John Beal) leads an uprising against the Romans ... until his aggressive instincts are curbed by the influence of Jesus of…
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Larceny on the Air (1937)
Cast: Robert Livingston, Grace Bradley, Willard Robertson …
Directed by: Irving Pichel
Western star Robert Livingston takes off his cowboy hat to play crusading physician Lawrence Baxter, who's determined to stop quacks from pedaling phony cures over the radio in this…
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The Duke Comes Back (1937)
Cast: Allan Lane, Heather Angel, Genevieve Tobin …
Directed by: Irving Pichel
After winning the heavyweight championship, boxer Duke Foster (Allan Lane) quits the ring to marry socialite Susan Corbin (Heather Angel). When his businessman father-in-law Arnold (Frederick…
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Deanna Durbin: Three Smart Girls / Something in the Wind (1936)
Cast: Binnie Barnes, Deanna Durbin, Nan Grey …
Directed by: Henry Koster, Irving Pichel
Plenty of girl time can be had with this double-feature. In Three Smart Girls, sisters Penny (Deanna Durbin), Joan (Nan Grey) and Kay (Barbara Read) attempt to stop thier father's…
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She (1935)
Cast: Helen Gahagan, Randolph Scott, Helen Mack …
Directed by: Irving Pichel, Lansing C. Holden
Leo (Randolph Scott) learns of the legendary Flame of Life, which holds the secrets of immortality and was discovered by his ancestor 500 years ago. With his friend (Nigel Bruce), Leo…
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The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
Cast: Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong …
Directed by: Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Shoedsack
The Most Dangerous Game stars Leslie Banks as a big game hunter with a taste for the world's most exotic prey -- his houseguests, played by Fay Wray and Joel McCrea. Before making film…
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Kong Island / The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
Cast: Leslie Banks, Fay Wray, Joel McCrea …
Directed by: Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Roberto Mauri …
Adventure is the name of the game in this twin bill of B-movie classics. In Kong Island, a deranged scientist conducts experiments on gorillas, transforming them into robotic slaves. Can a…